Climate Change Health and Ecology

Explore the linkages between climate change and health. Students will come to appreciate the topic through the foundations of the primary disciplines relevant to the field including global health, environmental change, disease ecology, and others. Climate-health linkages will be learned through weekly case studies addressed collectively through student-centered lectures, discussion of the primary literature, groups activities and guest lectures from campus faculty on topics ranging from climate migration to infectious disease range shifts. Expected background: BIOL 0475, or BIOL 1470 , or PHP 1070 , or PHP 1920 , or equivalent experience with instructor's permission. Enrollment limited to 12 juniors and seniors.